The Fastest Men in the World and the 1932 Winter Olympics
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/05/2015
In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. Exotic, exciting and above all dangerous, it was by far the most popular event at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. It required an abundance of skill and bravery. And the four men who triumphed at those Games lived the most extraordinary lives. This is their story, of loose living, risk-taking and hell-raising in an age of decadence.
- ISBN:
- 9780593073766
- 9780593073766
- Category:
- Biography: sport
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 15-05-2015
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Penguin Random House
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Dimensions (mm):
- 241x160x36mm
- Weight:
- 0.67kg
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